History, Stephen said, is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.

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"Love loves to love love."

- James Joyce

Love

"Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world, a mother’s love is not."

- James Joyce

Love

"Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother’s love is not."

- James Joyce

Love

"A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery."

- James Joyce

Creativity

"A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery."

- James Joyce

Failure

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"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

Reflection

"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

- Tom Lehrer

Reflection

"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."

- Lucille Ball

Reflection

"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."

- Pema Chodron

Reflection

"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."

Reflection